Butterflies (Yellow) Magnolias

Our Butterflies Magnolia tree is in full bloom, covered with flowers and hardly any leaf.

Butterflies Magnolias.

Butterflies Magnolias.

I planted the tree near the bird feeder, which is why many birds perch on its branches while waiting for their turn. They also tend to land on it as a place to break apart the sunflower seeds they pick out from the feeder.

Carolina Chickadee.

Goldfinch.

Today I noticed some birds that resemble House Finches. Looking them up at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology web site, it turns out they are Purple Finches. These birds are losing out to the House Finches which came to the East Coast after they were brought to New York City in the 1950’s. Between 1966 and 2014, populations of Purple Finches have declined by 52%!

We’ve been lucky to have Purple Finches here at our feeder. We must have been looking at the same site to identify them. 😀
Beautiful Magnolias. How lucky you are to have them to enjoy. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen yellow ones!

Such a beautiful pale yellow bloom and a nice backdrop to all the colorful birds.
Most species of birds that I read about (through Cornell) have declined even more than the Purple Finch, a sad state of affairs indeed.